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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






2. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity maybe completed based upon schedule network logic - the completion date and any constraints assigned to the schedule activities without violating a schedule constraint or delaying the project






3. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value






4. A mutually binding agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified product or service or result and obligates the buyer to pay for it






5. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance






6. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.






7. Point in time associated with a schedule activities' start.






8. A request - demand or assertion of rights by a seller against a buyer or vice versa for consideration - compensation - or payment under the terms of a legally binding contract (such as for a disputed change)






9. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.






10. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments






11. Graphic display of cumulative costs - labor - hours - percentage of work or other quantities - plotted against time. used to depict planned value - earned value and active costs.






12. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management






13. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






14. Collection of schedule activity dependencies that makes up a project schedule network diagram






15. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization






16. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase






17. Document that establishes criteria and activities for developing and controlling the project schedule






18. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information






19. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.






20. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.






21. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence






22. Information system consisting of tools and techniques to gather - integrate and disseminate the outputs of project management processes.






23. List of project team members - their project roles and communication information






24. The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements






25. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements






26. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system






27. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.






28. Any continuous series of schedule activities connected with logical relationships in a project schedule network diagram






29. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur






30. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle






31. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.






32. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






33. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship






34. Tracking - reviewing - regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan






35. The expected total cost of a schedule activity - a work breakdown structure component or the project when the defined scope of work will be completed. Calculated based on performance to date or estimated by the project team based on other factors






36. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel






37. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity






38. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval






39. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs






40. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy






41. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.






42. Collection of generally sequential project phases whose name and number are determined by the control needs of the organization involved in the project






43. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process






44. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






45. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity






46. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase






47. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance






48. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity at that summary level. same as summary activity.






49. Person or group that provides financial resources in cash or in kind for the project






50. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach